| open fracture | Fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the fracture. Synonym: compound fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| open head injury | A head injury in which there is a loss of continuity of scalp or mucous membranes; the term is sometimes used to indicate a communication between the exterior and the intracranial cavity. See: penetrating wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open heart surgery | A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on the resting (nonbeating) heart. This procedure has proven to extend the lives of individuals with coronary artery disease and improve the quality of life. Recovery in the hospital is approximately 7-10 days. (27 Sep 1997) |
| open hospital | A hospital where all physicians, not members of the regular staff, are permitted to send their patients and control their treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open lung biopsy | <investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of lung tissue for microscopic analysis via a surgical incision in the chest wall. This test can be used to identify a variety of lung cancers, lung infections and lung diseases. (21 Mar 1998) |
| open pneumothorax | A free communication between the atmosphere and the pleural space either via the lung or through the chest wall. Synonym: sucking wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open pollination | Pollination by wind, insects, or other natural mechanisms. (09 Oct 1997) |
| open reading frame | <molecular biology> A reading frame in a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that contains no termination codons and so can potentially translate as a polypeptide chain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| open reading frames | Reading frames where successive nucleotide triplets can be read as codons specifying amino acids and where the sequence of these triplets is not interrupted by stop codons. (12 Dec 1998) |
| open reduction of fractures | Reduction by manipulation of bone, after incision in skin and muscle over the site of the fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open skull fracture | A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane. Synonym: compound skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open system | A system that exchanges energy and materials with the outside environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| open tuberculosis | Pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous ulceration, or other form in which the tubercle bacilli are present in the excretions or secretions; in the lung, usually the result of cavity formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open wound | A wound in which the tissues are exposed to the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open-angle glaucoma | <ophthalmology> A disorder which is characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball. This occurs secondary to the chronic blockage of normal fluid circulation within the eye. Increased pressure within the eye can cause damage to the optic nerve and eventual blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness. Symptoms include decreased vision, halos around lights (worse at night) and mild chronic headaches. Treatment is generally with beta-blocker eyedrops. Synonym: chronic glaucoma, compensated glaucoma, simple glaucoma, glaucoma simplex. (22 Sep 2002) |
Synonyms : Operating Room, Room, Operating, Rooms, Operating
Synonyms : Research, Operations
Synonyms : Operator Region, Operator Regions, Operator Region (Genetics), Operators (Genetics), Region, Operator, Region, Operator (Genetics), Regions, Operator, Regions, Operator (Genetics)
Synonyms : Operons
| open chain |
a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
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| operant |
having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"
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| operant conditioning |
conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
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| operate |
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" function: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" manoeuver: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" engage: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" operate on: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
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| open circuit |
an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
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| ope | display the contents of a file or start an application |
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| ope | afford access to |
| ope | begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. |
| ope | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning |
| ope | have an opening or passage or outlet |
| ope | ready for business |
| ope | not having been filled |
| ope | receptive to new ideas |
| ope | opened out |
| ope | relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals |
| ope | sincere and free of reserve in expression |
| ope | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness |